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Middle East > Iran > People

IRANIAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.5 Time series [126th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 26.1 % [130th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 27.1 [125th of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 7,164,921 Time series [23rd of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 22.3% Time series [146th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 7,548,116 Time series [23rd of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 68 [51st of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 69 % [40th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 23,522,861 Time series [18th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 72.3% Time series [12th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 24,090,976 Time series [18th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 4.9 % [128th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 1,834,816 Time series [29th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 5.4% Time series [115th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 1,713,533 Time series [26th of 225]
Birth rate 16.89 births/1,000 population Time series [126th of 226]
Chinese population 200 [97th of 127]
    Chinese population (per capita) 0.294 per 100,000 people [119th of 126]
Death rate 5.69 deaths/1,000 population Time series [169th of 226]
Education expenditures 5.1 % of GDP Time series [16th of 55]
Ethnic groups
Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
Female population > Age 10-14 3,353,539 [16th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 4.88 [105th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 3,928,300 [14th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.72 [24th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 4,218,356 [12th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 6.14 [4th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 3,468,727 [14th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 5.05 [5th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 2,788,820 [16th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 4.06 [34th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 2,312,779 [19th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.37 [106th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 1,978,322 [22nd of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.88 [137th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 1,622,926 [23rd of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.36 [141st of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 1,251,091 [25th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.82 [148th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 975,426 [26th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.42 [137th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 700,508 [27th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.02 [150th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 558,925 [28th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.81 [149th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 498,914 [28th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.73 [126th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 354,652 [27th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.52 [129th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 306,727 [25th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.45 [118th of 224]
Gender development 0.703 [81st of 141]
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital Tehran
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks
60 (est.) – 80 (est.) (Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: )
Jew > Significant geographic populations > Jewish population 20,405 [15th of 15]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > % Jewish 0.03 % [48th of 97]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews 20,405 [25th of 102]
Jewish population > Largest Jewish populations > Top 50 countries by Jewish population > Jews 20,405 [25th of 50]
Male population > Age 10-14 3,541,634 [16th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 5.16 [103rd of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 4,182,267 [13th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 6.09 [14th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 4,510,899 [12th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 6.57 [3rd of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 3,723,749 [14th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 5.42 [3rd of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 2,943,808 [16th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 4.29 [31st of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 2,378,981 [19th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.46 [105th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 1,960,751 [22nd of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.85 [141st of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 1,595,378 [23rd of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.32 [141st of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 1,218,897 [25th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.77 [141st of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 943,216 [26th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.37 [137th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 675,973 [27th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.98 [139th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 544,750 [27th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.79 [134th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 495,429 [23rd of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.72 [108th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 339,471 [22nd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.49 [103rd of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 274,177 [20th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.4 [98th of 224]
Median age > Female 26.7 years Time series [114th of 224]
Median age > Male 26.2 years Time series [115th of 224]
Median age > Total 26.4 years Time series [116th of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Iranian Time series
Nationality > Noun Iranian(s) Time series
Percentage living in rural areas. 33% [130th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 67% [70th of 199]
Population 65,875,224 Time series [20th of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 65,875,224 Time series [20th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 28.7 % Time series [103rd of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 66.77 % Time series [59th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 4.52 % Time series [105th of 185]
Population growth > annual % 1.39 annual % Time series [93rd of 195]
Population growth rate 0.792% Time series [140th of 235]
Population in 2015 79,917 [18th of 225]
Population in largest city 7,314,215 Time series [20th of 118]
    Population in largest city (per capita) 0.107 per capita Time series [74th of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 16.02 % Time series [97th of 118]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million 15,850,970 Time series [15th of 106]
    Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million (per capita) 0.232 per capita Time series [43rd of 106]
Population, female > % of total 49.3 % Time series [159th of 190]
Projected population growth 51.52% [66th of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 13 Jul 1994
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 5 Sep 1991
Rural population 22,591,110 Time series [25th of 193]
    Rural population (per capita) 0.331 per capita Time series [128th of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % -0.24 annual % Time series [134th of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.04 [48th of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female Time series [80th of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.93 male(s)/female Time series [34th of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.05 male(s)/female Time series [136th of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 1.04 [51st of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.05 [86th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.96 [27th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 1.04 [36th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.05 [90th of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 1.03 male(s)/female Time series [46th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female Time series [86th of 224]
Total fertility rate 1.71 children born/woman Time series [168th of 225]
Total Population 68,688,433 [18th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 6,895,173 [16th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 10.04 [104th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 8,110,567 [14th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 11.81 [18th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 8,729,255 [12th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 12.71 [2nd of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 7,192,476 [14th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 10.47 [5th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 5,732,628 [16th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 8.35 [33rd of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 4,691,760 [19th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 6.83 [108th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 3,939,073 [22nd of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 5.73 [139th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 3,218,304 [23rd of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 4.69 [142nd of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 2,469,988 [25th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 3.6 [140th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 1,918,642 [26th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.79 [139th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 1,376,481 [27th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2 [141st of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 1,103,675 [27th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.61 [143rd of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 994,343 [27th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.45 [117th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 694,123 [24th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.01 [115th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 580,904 [24th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.85 [113rd of 224]
Total Population > Female 33,695,902 [18th of 227]
Total Population > Male 34,992,531 [18th of 227]
Urban population 45,659,980 Time series [16th of 195]
    Urban population (per capita) 0.669 per capita Time series [67th of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 2.19 annual % Time series [90th of 195]
Urbanization 65 [78th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 45.8% [73rd of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 73.2% [53rd of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 83 [90th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 77 [90th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 74 [28th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 104 [137th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 37 [102nd of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 76 [100th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 90 [89th of 172]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Wikipedia: Greek diaspora ; Wikipedia: Jew ; Wikipedia: Jewish population ; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran, iran (islamic rep. of), iran (islamic republic of), Iran, Islamic Rep. of, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Islamic Rep. of Iran

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